funnybook of the month: April 2011

In an attempt to nail down the year's best funnybook, I will whittle down the contenders by month. Why? Because the year is ending and a year-end list is what people do.

The Winner: Secret Six #32

What I said then: "Gail Simone works overtime giving just about every character a well-deserved and well-executed defining moment."



Why it's still awesome now: One of the prime examples of how the now-lost Secret Six was a truly ensemble book. Sometimes it veered towards a Catman vehicle, but mostly it was a book about its individual members. One such member this time around was Rag Doll, whose fear of being loved, going sane, and realizing what he is drove him to accept being the Prince of Hell, was wonderfully odd and perfect. J. Calafiore's between-the-panels work really made this stand out as well.

Was it close? No, just too much good here.